Shloka 18

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 30: Sañjaya’s Departure and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Commission of Greetings

Devanagari script

शान्तिरेवं भवेद्‌ राजनू्‌ प्रीतिश्वैव परस्परम्‌ | राज्यैकदेशमपि न: प्रयच्छ शममिच्छताम्‌

Transliteration

śāntir evaṁ bhaved rājan prītiś caiva parasparam | rājyaikadeśam api naḥ prayaccha śamam icchatām ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai Raja, dengan cara inilah keamanan dapat ditegakkan dan kasih muhibah antara kita terpelihara. Kami menginginkan perdamaian; maka kurniakanlah kepada kami walau hanya satu bahagian daripada kerajaan, agar kerukunan terwujud.”

Word by Word

• शान्तिः: peace
• शान्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• एवं: thus, in this way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवं

• भवेत्: may be, would be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रीतिः: affection, goodwill
• प्रीतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• परस्परम्: mutually, with one another
• परस्परम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर

• राज्य: of the kingdom
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• एकदेशम्: a single part/portion
• एकदेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकदेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अपि: even, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• नः: to us
• नः: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Dative, Plural

• प्रयच्छ: grant, give
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम्
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शमम्: peace, reconciliation
• शमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इच्छताम्: of (those) desiring
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इच्छत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• the King addressed as rājan (Duryodhana in context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when one has a strong claim, dharma favors restraint and reconciliation: preserving peace and mutual goodwill is worth accepting a minimal share, if it prevents destructive conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the pre-war negotiations, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses the Kuru king and urges a settlement: to maintain peace and mutual affection, he asks that the Pāṇḍavas be granted at least a small portion of the kingdom rather than forcing war.